Old English spæcleas "permanently mute;" see speech + -less. Meaning "mute by effect of astonishment" is from late 14c. Related: Speechlessly; speechlessness.
speechless with shock
speculator
speculum
sped
speech
speechify
speechless
speed
speeder
speeding
Speedo
speedometer
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